Scbapbook



C. H. PAYNE Aug. 13, 1929.

SCRAP BOOK Filed May 28. 19.26

M W// i Patented Aug. 13, 1929.

UNITED STATES CHARLES H. PAYNE, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO.

SCRAPBOOK.

Application filed May 28,

The object of my invention is to produce a flat opening scrap book, which shall be cheap of manufacture, very simple in construction, and highly satisfactory and elficient in use, on account of its extremely simple construction and arrangement of a few parts, to permit the book to lie flat and open Y to a maximum degree, and possessing marked utility.

My scrap book consists essentially of a number of leaves, each having one end turned over on itself in a gradual fold or flap. These leaves are assembled together and are bound by gluing the flap or fold of one leaf to the opposite side of the next leaf, until a suiiicient number of leaves are thus assembled.

Its features and advantages will readily become apparent from reading the following specification in which the details of construction are thoroughly described.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification:

Fig. 1, is an isometric view of one page,

Fig. 2; is a view in elevation of the opposite side of a page, to that shown in Fig. 1, showing clippings in position,

Fig. 3, is an enlarged section, taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, but having an additional sheet associated therewith, and

Fig. 4, is a side view of the completed book, bound together, partly broken away.

The scrap book is made up of a multiplicity of leaves l, each leaf being turned back upon itself in agradual uniform fold 2.

These leaves are laid, one on top of the other and the folds are likewise laid, so that a row of leaves 1 are present and a row of folds 2 also each making a leaf part and a fold, forming a uniform pile, ready to be bound together, and are glued together.

The fold on each leaf, when the leaves and folds are put into desired position and assembled, acts as a spacer, leaving the space 3 between each two leaves, so that when scraps or the like are pasted in position as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, said scraps l, will not bulge the leaves, but only lill the space 3, consequently the book will always lie fiat when open.

I use spaced vertical lines 10 designating the places for attaching the clippings, which can be gummed in any manner for holding 1926. Serial N0. 112,360.

the said clippings in desired position, or I may use any other kind of marker or designating line or its equivalent.

The upper and lower covers of the book are marked 6 and 7 respectively, and the back strip 8 which unites them is the usual cloth strip used in book binding, and it will be seen that the folded over flap or edge 2, is the means by which the book is attached to one of the covers.

For the leaves, I prefer to use a thin, tough, flexible board and I give the fold a graduated form or shape.

By my construction I eliminate any fabric or separate spacing strips, or other extraneous matter or material between the leaves,

thus making them self-spacing, insuring simplicity, cheapness and opening book.

The'book may be bound in any ordinary manner.

I claim any modified form falling within the scope of the claims.

`What I claim as new and my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A flatopening and non-bulging scrap book comprising a series of superposed leaves, each leaf being of a single thickness only and having its inner extremity folded gradually over upon the body of the leaf to provide a flap, which due to the gradual fold is spaced from the body of the leaf and tends to move away from the body of the leaf, each lapbeing connected to its leaf along the fold portion only to permit the free edge of the flap to :readily swing toward and away from the body of the leaf of which it forms part, and means connecting the outer surface of each flap to the adjacent surface of the body portion of an adjacent leaf.

2. A iiat-opening and non-bulging scrap book comprising covers, a series of superposed leaves arranged between the coyers, each leaf being of a single thickness only and having' its inner extremity folded gradually over upon the body Aof the leaf to provide a flap, which due to the gradual fold is spaced from the body of the leaf and tends to move away from the body of the leaf, each flap being connected to its leaf along the fold portion only to permit the free edge of the flap to readily swing toward and away from the body -of the leaf of which it forms part,

efficiency and a flat means connecting the outer surface of each prevent the placing of too great a number of 'flap to the adjacent surface of the body porclippings on any leaf.

tion of an adjacent leaf, and means connect- In testimony whereof, I aix my signature 10 ing the top and bottom leaves of the series to at Cincinnati7 Ohio this 22nd day of May,

5 the covers7 each lea1 being provided with in- 1926.

dicaton marks to aid the user in placing clippings on said leaves in such manner as to CHARLES H. PAYNE. 

